Of course you're right, Jean-Marc. It points out how overly sensitive I am
to criticism. I'm going to reinstitute my old method. God knows I need all
the help I can get.
Beth Benoit
Granite State College
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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From: "Jean-Marc Perreault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: remembering students' names
Hi Beth,
I can relate to what you have experienced. A student of mine
once complained that I spent too much time in my intro class talking about
sex (it was the chapter on motivation...). Anyhow, my Chair at the time
told me that I should perhaps be careful when discussing "sensitive"
issues. I told her that if a student (mature, she was in her 50's) could
not take a discussion on sexuality as a motivating force on behaviour,
then she should simply not attend the class!
Anyhow, I say this because I find it unfortunate that one single event has
made you stop what seemed to work for you. Overall, one student
complaining out of the many you photographed, that's not too high an
average, is it?
Cheers!
Jean-Marc
Beth Benoit wrote:
I did the picture-taking (and stapling them on an index card with the
student's name) until a student went to the dean and complained that I
invaded her privacy and traumatized her by taking her picture. I was
dumbfounded. I always preface the picture-taking by saying that if
anyone strongly prefers that I not take their picture, I won't. But I've
stopped taking the pictures since then. And my remembering is the worse
for it.
Beth Benoit
Granite State College
Portsmouth NH
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